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Textiles and Apparel Continue to Trend Upward, Year-Over-Year

04/15/2016 04:34 pm

According to a recent report from Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., the Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel reports that monthly imports of cotton, wool, manmade fiber, silk blend and non-cotton vegetable fiber textile and apparel products totaled 5.22 billion square meter equivalents in February, up 3.4 percent from January and 19.5 percent from February 2015.
Textile imports totaled 2.85 billion SME, 0.7 percent lower than February but 19.7 percent higher than the previous year, while apparel imports of 2.37 billion SME were up 8.7 percent from January and 19.4 percent from a year earlier. For the year ending in February, imports of textiles and apparel are up 9.4 percent from a year earlier, as textile imports increased 10.1 percent and apparel imports gained 8.5 percent.If your business is following this trend and is on the rise, call us today to see how our experts can provide you with additional customs brokerage and supply chain services to keep your cargo moving. Our specialized customs experts study trends, compliance issues and news and stay close to governing bodies so that we can continue to be your partner in trade. If you have a question about clearing your apparel for import into the U.S., give us a call. We close the loop on your supply chain with reliability, speed of delivery, and exceptional customer service.